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Topuria on potential fight against Makhachev: "He said he wouldn't vacate his title and I said he ruled the division and who has gotten away with it? Me. After this fight, when I have the belt, he might get in line, which is a long one, so more than one's eyes will be shining" pic.twitter.com/rppCH3UdjZ

— Álvaro Colmenero (@KOlmeneroMMA) May 18, 2025

If things don’t work out for Islam Makhachev in his venture to welterweight, he won’t have an immediate title shot waiting for him in the lightweight division.

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At least, that’s how it will be if Ilia Topuria has a say in the championship pecking order. “El Matador” will face Charles Oliveira for the vacant 155-pound strap at UFC 317 on June 28. Makhachev vacated the belt to pursue a title shot against Jack Della Maddalena at 170 pounds. A date for that fight has not yet been confirmed.

“You know from the beginning, he wanted to give the impression that he had some sort of d…

Cris Cyborg won her boxing match on Saturday night in San Jose via a first-round TKO. pic.twitter.com/iHbGlBNb2O

— Superbeast MMA (@SuperbeastCraig) May 18, 2025

Cris Cyborg made short work of another opponent in the boxing ring on Saturday night.

The former UFC, Bellator and Invicta champion defeated Precious Harris-McCray via first-round technical knockout at Fight Nights 3 — the promotion run by Scott Coker and Gilbert Melendez — in San Jose on Saturday night. “Cyborg” landed a series of heavy punches that had her opponent stumbling all over the ring. That prompted the referee to step in and wave off the bout.

The heavy-handed Brazilian is now 3-0 in boxing in 2025, finishing all of her competition inside the distance. Her professional boxing record currently stands at 5-0 overall.

In a recent interview with MMAjunkie.com, “Cyborg” said that she expected her next PFL fight to be announced soon.

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Gilbert Burns is remaining positive on the heels of his fourth consecutive loss under the Ultimate Fighting Championship banner.

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Burns suffered a first-round technical knockout loss to Michael Morales in the UFC Vegas 106 headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night. “Durinho” never really got going, as he was overwhelmed by the punching power of his younger opponent. While the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt was was able to get Morales to the canvas, he was unable to keep him their to implement his trademark grappling.

The 38-year-old Kill Cliff FC representative reacted to the defeat in a statement on his Instagram page.

“Thankful for this journey! I’m still super blessed! Off course wasn’t the outcome I was looking forward to l, especially for this one I work extremely hard, who saw, saw, but it’s the fight game and it’s life!” Burns wrote. “Congrats to [Michael Morales] wishing you and your team all the success! That’s is it …